Hickrill Foundation Inc
New York, NY · EIN 13-6002949. Reported 133 grants totalling $1,260,089 to 87 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Hickrill Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $3,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $477,493. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Attached | New York, NY | $477,493 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amanda E Weil Hickrill Foundation Donor Advised Fund | Boston, MA | $78,137 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Deer Isle Granite Museum | Stonington, ME | $63,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| William S Weil Hickrill Foundation Donor Advised Fund | Boston, MA | $50,977 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Deborah Weil Harrington Hickrill Foundation Donor Advised Fund | Boston, MA | $41,910 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sandison E Weil Hickrill Foundation Donor Advised Fund | Boston, MA | $38,829 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Academy of Public Administration | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Island Workforce Housing | Deer Isle, ME | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sailing Foundation of New York | Rye, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| US Rowing | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brooks School | North Andover, MA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvey School | Katonah, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvard Law School | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Herreshoff Marine Museum | Bristol, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hobart College | Geneva, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hobart College Sailing Team | Geneva, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) | Albert Lea, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salisbury School | Salisbury, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stonington Public Library | Stonington, ME | $8,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of H&r Rowing | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foote School | New Haven, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New York Peace Institute | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Island Heritage Trust | Deer Isle, ME | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| One Story | Brooklyn, NY | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Opera House Arts | Stonington, ME | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blue Hill Library | Blue Hill, ME | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chase Emerson Memorial Library | Deer Isle, ME | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Island Food Pantry | Deer Isle, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Na Board of Breastfeeding Medicine | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Launch | Deer Isle, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Immigration Arc | Albany, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Performa | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Queens Museum | Queens, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unlocal Inc | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Island Health and Wellness Foundation | Deer Isle, ME | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stonington Fire Department | Stonington, ME | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blue Hill Hospital | Blue Hill, ME | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Compassion and Choices | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Creative Time | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Graywolf Press | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Potomac Conservancy | Silver Spring, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pulitzer Center | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Memorial Ambulance Corps | Deer Isle, ME | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Center Theater | New York, NY | $1,178 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Operation Delta Dog | Chelmsford, MA | $1,115 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Association of the National Theater | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barrington Stage Company | Pittsfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barrintgon Stage Company | Pittsfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Hill Community Development | Blue Hill, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridgeport Hospital Foundation | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bududa America Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eagle Light Caretakers | Winnetka, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Libraries Without Borders | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mint Theater Company | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Outdoor Leadership School (nols) | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Haven Reads | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Peterson Institute | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rvcc Foundation | Branchburg, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| School Year Abroad | North Andover, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Team Paradise | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterstep | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eaglebrook School | Deerfield, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Flux Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Jewish Museum Berlin | Princeton, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends Peace Teams | St Louis, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Island Community Center | Stonington, ME | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Island Institute | Rockland, ME | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Island Nursing Home | Deer Isle, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Museum of Berlin | Princeton, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stonington Free Library | Stonington, ME | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yale Law School | New Haven, CT | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Island Medical Center | Stonington, ME | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ready By 21 | Deer Isle, ME | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Harbor House | North Haven, ME | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
35 of 87 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 41%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Amanda E Weil Hickrill Foundation Donor Advised Fund
SUPPORTING CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - Phillips Exeter Academy
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES (GIRL'S SQUASH) - Unlocal Inc
COMMUNITY IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 87 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $477,493 | $477,493 |
| 2022 | 55 | $284,128 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 59 | $225,865 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 18 | $272,603 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
44% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Hickrill Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Co Norman Fdn 535 Madison Ave 14F, New York, NY, 10022. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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